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re: Is College Football In A Death Spiral?
Posted on 9/15/19 at 7:40 am to PharmacistReb
Posted on 9/15/19 at 7:40 am to PharmacistReb
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It’s becoming boring because Clemson is clearly the dominant football school in the country now and I liked it better when Alabama could actually compete in postseason games.
Alabama is 4-1 in their last 5 postseason games.
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Now it’s a foregone conclusion that the soon to be septuagenarian Saban is going to get his arse kicked because the game has passed him and Dabo owns him.
Last two Clemson Alabama meetings: 1 Alabama arse kicking at the hands of Dabo, and 1 Clemson asskicking at the hands of Saban.
You can at least try a little bit harder.
This post was edited on 9/15/19 at 7:41 am
Posted on 9/15/19 at 7:46 am to tjv305
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I think it is declining. Seems like so many teams are getting worse and not better . This kills fan support
This is an excellent point. It feels like many of the traditionally good programs aren't that good anymore for some reason.
Like way more at once than usual.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 7:48 am to CAbamafan
Maybe if we all played each other OOC, the seasons would be more interesting. Props to Auburn, LSU, Georgia... And even Florida.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 7:50 am to CAbamafan
Western civilization as a whole is in a death spiral. The impending decline and collapse of sports fandom is simply a symptom of a greater problem.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 7:52 am to biohzrd
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That being said if it weren't for Saban LSU would be another also ran.
Saban left LSU 15 years ago. Can we give it a rest already? LSU isn’t ranked #4 and doing well because of Nick Saban. Sheesh.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 7:57 am to AlaTiger
College football has a good maybe 10 or 15 years left with the concussion issue and the corporate takeover of the sport. It reached it’s zenith 10 or 15 years ago
Posted on 9/15/19 at 7:59 am to genuineLSUtiger
Got to go all Power 5 games...There was maybe one interesting game on tv yesterday
Posted on 9/15/19 at 7:59 am to CAbamafan
Saban has an answer for this . . .
Simply stop playing those schools. Let the big boys go at it and shorten the season a bit.
I’d expand it more . . .
You can lose a game or two and still make the playoffs. You can still have a conference championship (drop the game) and have an extended playoff.
Simply stop playing those schools. Let the big boys go at it and shorten the season a bit.
I’d expand it more . . .
You can lose a game or two and still make the playoffs. You can still have a conference championship (drop the game) and have an extended playoff.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:00 am to genuineLSUtiger
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the corporate takeover of the sport.
one of the biggest issues IMO. Also, the pricing out/rising costs as well(although justified somewhat given teams wanting to improve facilities).
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:00 am to CAbamafan
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Is College Football In A Death Spiral?
I can’t connect the dots yet, but I’m 99% sure it has to do with Marty Smith and his ever tightening skinny pants.
Could be the more souls he collects, the tighter his pant legs, and the squeakier his voice?
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:01 am to CAbamafan
I think it’s less of a downward spiral as a whole, and more of the fact that the top 5 or so have REALLY separated themselves from the rest.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:05 am to TheTideMustRoll
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Western civilization as a whole is in a death spiral. The impending decline and collapse of sports fandom is simply a symptom of a greater problem.
As the non-westerns laugh at our downfall . . .
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:11 am to Bham4Tide
What also might help is if power 5 teams stop scheduling FCS schools. You don’t have to schedule a top 5 school for every OOC game, but there are a lot of of power 5 schools that could you could play and do a home and home. For example, instead of LSU blowing Northwestern State out of existence yesterday, why not schedule someone like Purdue. Or maybe Indiana. Or maybe Boston College.
There are a lot of games you can schedule. It gives you more interesting matchups, creates new road trips for fans and it gives these lesser teams exposure they may not have otherwise had. If let’s say Purdue had come down to Baton Rouge. Would they have won? Hell no. But their fans would have had a great time. Then the next year, LSU travels there, their fans have a great time and Purdue gets all the exposure for hosting a good team. Maybe they pick up a recruit here or there.
There are a lot of games you can schedule. It gives you more interesting matchups, creates new road trips for fans and it gives these lesser teams exposure they may not have otherwise had. If let’s say Purdue had come down to Baton Rouge. Would they have won? Hell no. But their fans would have had a great time. Then the next year, LSU travels there, their fans have a great time and Purdue gets all the exposure for hosting a good team. Maybe they pick up a recruit here or there.
This post was edited on 9/15/19 at 8:14 am
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:13 am to BreezyDawg
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That fact that you refer to them as blacks confirms your racism
That is idiotic
It isn’t racist to point out that very very few people of asian decent don’t wind up in the NBA or Football
All “races” of people don’t have the necessary body types to fit
It isn’t racist to point out that only one white man and one Asian man have ever run a sub 10 second 100 meters either
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:14 am to CAbamafan
What made college football great to begin with? The pageantry. Now, because every game is on TV and there has been a push to make money on every facet of the game day experience, it has gotten stale.
Also, the offenses. We have determined that if a team gets pushed or gets beat by a non-P5 opponent that they must suck and aren’t worth watching. That in turn leaves what we perceive as very few teams worth watching. It may be that teams are more prone to upsets and we need to change our perception of “everybody sucks.” The game is just different than it was 15 years ago, almost a different sport. I watched Northwestern State slice and dice LSU’s defense down the field for 2 drives last night which would have never happened 10 years ago, no matter how many flaws we had in our scheme or whatever. Quarterbacks are better out of high school and all it takes is one getting hot (no matter their race).
Also, the offenses. We have determined that if a team gets pushed or gets beat by a non-P5 opponent that they must suck and aren’t worth watching. That in turn leaves what we perceive as very few teams worth watching. It may be that teams are more prone to upsets and we need to change our perception of “everybody sucks.” The game is just different than it was 15 years ago, almost a different sport. I watched Northwestern State slice and dice LSU’s defense down the field for 2 drives last night which would have never happened 10 years ago, no matter how many flaws we had in our scheme or whatever. Quarterbacks are better out of high school and all it takes is one getting hot (no matter their race).
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:15 am to PEPE
If you’re tired of the regular season in ncaa football do like me.
I have started watching the Permier Soccer League.
Pick back up sec football in October.
I have started watching the Permier Soccer League.
Pick back up sec football in October.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:16 am to Funky Tide 8
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Last two Clemson Alabama meetings: 1 Alabama arse kicking at the hands of Dabo, and 1 Clemson asskicking at the hands of Saban. You can at least try a little bit harder.
Oh, this is adorable.
We all know Saban is Dabo’s little bitch.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:18 am to Herman Frisco
Premier league is trash, if you want to watch the best “soccer” football La Liga is where it’s at.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:28 am to Bham4Tide
My thoughts, many unoriginal:
Larger gap between haves and have nots at all levels of play. A FCS team used to be able to hire a decent “P5” coordinator; out of the question now. A USM team used to beat SEC on the regular. Stadium sizes and revenue were much more similar.
On a related note, there is dominance by a handful of teams; most P5, let alone G5, teams have no hope of ever winning a title, especially in the playoff era, which, IMO, made it more difficult.
The sport is no longer appreciated in many parts of the country; it is dead in New England, dying in the northeast, even Penn State is a shell of its former self, and dying rapidly on the west coast, especially in California.
Concussion issue cuts into a loyal portion of the fan base, those that played the game in high school.
Games are often unwatchable and never in doubt. I can count just a handful a games this year that were close and decently played. Others were close but plain ugly.
The games are catered to television, which responds with dreadfully long interruptions.
Attending a football game becomes a weekend affair, expensive, often with many headaches.
Larger gap between haves and have nots at all levels of play. A FCS team used to be able to hire a decent “P5” coordinator; out of the question now. A USM team used to beat SEC on the regular. Stadium sizes and revenue were much more similar.
On a related note, there is dominance by a handful of teams; most P5, let alone G5, teams have no hope of ever winning a title, especially in the playoff era, which, IMO, made it more difficult.
The sport is no longer appreciated in many parts of the country; it is dead in New England, dying in the northeast, even Penn State is a shell of its former self, and dying rapidly on the west coast, especially in California.
Concussion issue cuts into a loyal portion of the fan base, those that played the game in high school.
Games are often unwatchable and never in doubt. I can count just a handful a games this year that were close and decently played. Others were close but plain ugly.
The games are catered to television, which responds with dreadfully long interruptions.
Attending a football game becomes a weekend affair, expensive, often with many headaches.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:40 am to DeafJam73
Yeah, I agree.
I know Colorado isn't necessarily a huge opponent, but a home and home with a name nice. Also, a trip to Boulder is something UF fans won't get to see much of so it's good for the experiences.
I know LSU fans can attest to trips out to Texas, Washington, Va. Tech in the early 2000s, etc.
I know Colorado isn't necessarily a huge opponent, but a home and home with a name nice. Also, a trip to Boulder is something UF fans won't get to see much of so it's good for the experiences.
I know LSU fans can attest to trips out to Texas, Washington, Va. Tech in the early 2000s, etc.
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